Edexcel A Level History Paper 2 options: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911-46 / Spain, 1930-78 June 2025 question paper 9HI0/2G

Study Sources 1 and 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate the nature of fascism in Italy in the years 1919–21?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

Study Sources 3 and 4 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

How far could the historian make use of Sources 3 and 4 together to investigate the reasons for the outbreak of the Civil War in Spain in July 1936?

Explain your answer, using both sources, the information given about them and your own knowledge of the historical context.

How accurate is it to say that the impact of the invasion of Libya was the main reason for the growing instability in Italy in the years 1912–14?

4 ‘The Corporate State was an economic failure but a political success.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that the impact of the Civil War was the most significant factor in the economic development of Spain in the years 1938–56?

6 ‘Relations between Spain and other countries in the years 1956–75 were completely different from relations between Spain and other countries in the years 1938–56.’

How far do you agree with this statement?